Aulwurm, Elisabeth

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Module 1 Notes
  • Write a short definition for the each of the following:
    • Open Educational Resources (OER)
      • online teaching and learning resources (media, tools, lessons, games, classes, etc.)
      • free for instructors, students, others interested in learning/teaching
    • Open Source
      • any program whose source code is freely available
      • individuals may improve/modify the program and share what they create
    • Copyright
      • the creator has exclusive rights to his/her work (usually life +50-100 years)
      • this gives the creator rights over copying the work, who can benefit from it, how it can be changed/used
      • intellectual property
      • laws governing copyright vary from country to country
    • Intellectual Property Rights
      • IP can be anything that someone creates.
      • Industrial property: inventions (patents), trademarks
      • Copyright (creative property): literary and artistic work; both physical (novels, CDs, sculpture) and nonphysical (TV broadcasts, mp3s)
    • Creative Commons
      • nonprofit organization
      • free copyright licenses between full copyright protection and free use (public domain) (NOT an alternative to copyright, work with copyright)
      • "some rights reserved"
    • Public Domain
      • refers to any work that is not restricted by copyright
      • copyright may have expired, creator may have surrendered copyright, or work does not meet the standards for a copyright
      • different from country to country
    • CC Licenses
      • allow creators to share work online
      • creators choose if they want their work available commercially and/or if they want people to be able to modify (and possibly re-share) their work
      • "Three Layers": Legal Code, Commons Deed (common language), Machine Readable (Internet language)
    • Curriki
      • free online resource that allows the creation and sharing of K-12 educational materials
      • includes both lesson plans and courses
      • allows you to group and organize what you find (grade, topic, standard)
    • Thinkfinity
      • free online resource put together by Verizon
      • brings together free resources from different American educational organizations including National Geographic, the Smithsonian, and NCTM
    • Connexions
      • lessons organized into modules
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    • P2PU
      • allows individuals to share, discuss, and learn about a topic together
      • example: basics of accounting (highlight text, watch videos, respond to questions)
    • EPICEd
      • similar to Curriki, but focused on technology-based learning
      • also provides information on promoting the use of technology within educational spaces (training teachers, developing policies and procedures, choosing which types of resources to use, etc.)
    • 21st Century Skills
      • developed by P21 (funded by many organizations and corporations included NEA and Apple, Inc.)
      • Core Subjects (English, reading or language arts, world languages, arts, mathematics, economics, science, geography,
        history, government and civics)
      • 21st century interdisciplinary themes (Global Awareness; Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy; Civic Literacy; Health Literacy; Environmental Literacy)
      • Learning and Innovation Skills (Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication and Collaboration)
      • Information, Media and Technology Skills (Information Literacy, Media Literacy, ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy
      • Life and Career Skills (Flexibility and Adaptability. Initiative and Self-Direction, Social and Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity and Accountability, Leadership and Responsibility)
    • Wiki
      • any server software (website?) that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser
      • "open editing"
    • Merlot
      • Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
      • similar to Curriki, but for higher education
      • stresses peer review
    • Blog
      • an online journal where you share what you want
      • writers of blogs ("bloggers") can choose to have readers comment on their writing or not

Module 2 Notes
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Module 3 Notes
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Module 4 Notes


 Google Sites
 Wikispaces
 Merlot
 My eCoach
 Livebinders
 Moodle
Ease of Use
 Very basic;
easy to get started quickly.
 Very basic;
easy to get started quickly.
 Takes significant
time to learn;
not appropriate
for younger students.
 Too much text;
not enough images!
 Easy to get
started quickly.
 I found it difficult to
even find out
what Moodle was while reading their website.
Appropriateness of Format
 Good for
elementary
students.
 Good for
elementary
students.
 Good for high school
students and older.
 Good for all ages.
 Good for all ages.
 Good for high school students and older.
Overall Design
 Simple.
 Simple; relatively
easy to modify.
 Simple; difficult
to modify.
 Easy to modify;
reminds me of
early Internet webpages.
 Simple; easy to modify.
 I don't know.
Availability of Templates
 Many templates.
 Few templates.
 Some templates.
 Many templates.
 Many examples.
 I don't know.
Ability to Meet Universal Access Requirements
 Somewhat.
 Somewhat.
 Not for my students.
 Somewhat.
 High, as long as
I choose the right resources.
 Somewhat.
Appropriateness for Your Purposes
 Very appropriate.
 Very appropriate.
 Not appropriate.
 Appropriate.
 Very appropriate.
 Not appropriate.
Likelihood I'll Use This
 Likely.
 Probably.
 Unlikely.
 Unlikely.
 Likely.
 Unlikely.